A Christian family seen in a car with suitcases and mattresses tied on top, as they pass a checkpoint in the Qaraqosh area, about 30 kilometers (18 miles) east of Mosul, 360 kilometers (225 miles) northwest of Baghdad, Iraq, Monday, Oct 13, 2008. Thousands of Christians have abandoned their homes in Mosul in recent days to seek refuge in churches and with relatives in neighboring villages or in relatively safe Kurdish-controlled areas nearby. Fears have been raised after at least 10 Christians were killed in separate attacks this month.
(AP Photo/Emad Matti)